incensed
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Some fans are incensed at what they call "fence-sitting".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
He had revered the British Museum since he was a teenager and was incensed by the idea that a theft was continuing and that it was being perpetrated by a curator.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
This incensed crypto die-hards online who accused Vanguard of “hypocrisy.”
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
When I was a little girl, I was colored, then I was Negro, and when they said Black, I was incensed because your hair is black.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
The day of the debate, McKissick’s daughter Joycelyn, now a student at NCC, was incensed when she learned that the school had banned Malcolm from the campus.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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